Alonso: “The Hungaroring is one of our best opportunities”

The mid-season mark has passed, Fernando Alonso faces one of the worst starts to the season of his career with only two points in his pocket in 10 races. Back on the land of his first victory in F1 14 years ago, Alonso showed confidence in the nature of the Hungaroring route.

“On paper, the Hungaoring is one of the best opportunities for us this year, comments the Spaniard. This circuit is short and tortuous, which means that we are less dependent on the power of the engine, and the drivers must really depend on the capabilities of the chassis over a lap. »

If the McLaren-Honda knows how to be quick on a lap, judging by the qualifying performances of Alonso and Vandoorne, regularly in Q3, reliability is the biggest problem for the team with 4 retirements for Alonso in 2017 without counting the Russian Grand Prix where he was unable to complete the formation lap.

“The most important thing for us, as always, is reliability. Even though our car could be better in Hungary, we have a problem-free weekend to take the lead and every opportunity to score points. We made some important decisions at Silverstone in terms of grid penalties ahead of this race, and we hope that pays off so that we are in the best possible position to pick up points. »